CITY AND SUBURBAN

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 33, 2 November 1933, Page 13

CITY AND SUBURBAN

Happenings About the Town INCIDENTS, OBSERVATIONS Falling from a scaffold at,.a house in Sutherland Road yesterday afternoon, Mr. N. Bramley, painter, 1 Landcross Street, fractured his left ankle. He was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulance. Definite evidence that the dairy export season is in full swing is given by the arrival at Wellington last night from Patea of no fewer than four coastal motor-ships, all with full cargoes of butter and cheese. A plea of not guilty was entered by Albert James Birchfield, labourer, aged 28, who appeared in the Police Court yesterday ou a charge of making a false declaration to the Labour Department, for the purpose of obtaining supplementary relief work. He was committed by Mr. E. Page, S.M., to the Supreme Court for trial. Although satisfaction is expressed with the results of the work done during the year, it is recorded in the annual report of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association that the finances are still very unsatisfactory, and as avenues of income are now limited, it will be necessary for the incoming committee to devise means by which funds may be raised to carry on. “In view of the discontinuance of the Government grant,” the report adds, 1 no assistance can be expected from the Zealand council toward the educational fund, and so our activities in this direction must be restricted in the future.”

"School swimming in the 1932-33 season was in a very healthy state, all tho activities of previous years haring been carried on with’increased interest,” states the annual report of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. “The only falling’ away was the smaller, demanti for distance certificates, due to the fact, that the impression had been gained bv swimmers that owing to the withdrawal of the Government grant, certificates might not be issued. There was also widespread objection to the charge of 6d per certificate.” The report adds that a number of standardtime certificates had been earned, as well as certificates for first steps In life-saving. In the number of 25-yard certificates awarded free of charge by the Primary Schools’ Association, there had also been an increase.